A panel charged by New Haven's board of alders with finding ideas to solve the city's housing affordability problems is recommending sweeping changes to the city's zoning code to boost housing production, and increased efforts to crack down on housing code violations....

When done right, DIYs are great, saving you money and time. They can even be fun and give you a sense of pride in what you’ve accomplished. But they can also be rolling disasters when they go off the rails....